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Entrepreneurship is an academic discipline that is perfectly matched for the new millennium workplace. Built upon a decidedly “hands on” approach with field case consulting and solid academic fundamentals, Entrepreneurship offers the tools to build new businesses and to create innovative solutions in medium to large sized firms. For the individual who wants to run a small business or wants to create one, this is the program for you.

Undergraduate Program: Entrepreneurship Major

The Center for Entrepreneurship at California State University, Fullerton's Mihaylo College of Business and Economics is looking for hardworking undergraduate students with intellectual curiosity and entrepreneurial ambitions to enroll in entrepreneurship.

The Center has put together an impressive network of volunteer advisors who are eager to help you make your success happen. To learn more, drop by the Center for Entrepreneurship, SGMH-3280 and see John Bradley Jackson, jjackson@fullerton.edu or Travis Lindsay, tlindsay@fullerton.edu. You may leave a general message at (657) 278-3464 or csufentrepreneurship@fullerton.edu. To declare for the concentration, contact the Business Advising Center, SGMH-1201, (657) 278-2211.

COURSE INFORMATION

The entrepreneurship concentration was created to prepare students to successfully launch new businesses either independently or within companies by completing the courses in this concentration, you will learn how to assess business opportunities, obtain funding for new ventures, operate efficiently and profitably, and build maximum value for your estate. The concentration is exciting because the courses all contain projects with real businesses in the local area.

Specialized Courses in the Concentration (18 units)

The entrepreneurship concentration includes seven, three-unit courses. Five advanced seminar courses provide the critical knowledge and experience you will need to successfully launch a new business, either independently or within an existing company; all five courses include a live client engagement with a local firm. These five course (choose four from the following list: Management 460, Management 461, Marketing 462, Accounting 463, and Management 464) may be taken in any order. Additionally, a two-course sequence (Management 465A and Management 465B), focusing on new venture creation and launch, is required. In this way, the six preparatory courses taken provide students with hands-on experience with entrepreneurs.

The five (students only take four of these) specialty courses:

Management 460: Lean Startup Entrepreneurship

Provides a rapid-action framework along with data collection and analysis skills for pursuing or supporting early-stage startups including customer development, product-market fit, and go-to-market strategy.

Management 461: Entrepreneurial Management

Covers general management issues for new ventures, including planning, organization, and control with an emphasis on setting systems to better serve the new venture's customers.

MGMT 465-A: New Venture Creation and FundingAdvisement note: MGMT 465A must be taken prior to MGMT 465B. Please plan accordingly. Teams of 1-4 students will develop product and service concepts for new ventures, test the concepts, design operating systems, and develop financial forecasts. The teams will synthesize their work into business plans for the ventures, and present the plans to funding panels of successful entrepreneurs and financial experts. The new ventures may be the students' own, or the team may choose to help a business owner create a new venture. The new ventures may be start up businesses or new profit centers within existing businesses.

MGMT 465-B: New Venture LaunchAdvisement note: MGMT 465A must be taken prior to MGMT 465B. Please plan accordingly. Teams of 1-5 students will participate in the launch of new ventures. The new ventures may be the students' own, or the team may choose to help a business owner launch a new venture. The new ventures may be start up businesses or new profit centers within existing businesses. Ventures may be funded ventures carried over from the New Venture Creation and Funding class. Students may switch teams between the two classes.

PREREQUISITES

Five of the Business Administration Core Courses are prerequisites for Entrepreneurship Concentration Courses. To give yourself maximum registration flexibility in the future, try to complete the five prerequisite courses ASAP. Here is the List of Prerequisites:

Contact the Business Advising Center to declare in SGMH-1201, (657) 278-2211. For details regarding the concentration, contact the Center for Entrepreneurship, csufentrepreneurship@fullerton.edu or visit the Center in SGMH-3280.

Undergraduate Program: Entrepreneurship Minor

This new minor is designed to give a set of courses in business and entrepreneurship to students majoring in disciplines outside of business. Whether you will pursue a career in a smaller, technology-based company or get involved in starting a new company, this minor is for you. It provides a basic background in business and entrepreneurship. If you are a bachelor degree student at the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics or the College of Engineering & Computer Sciences, you can benefit from courses which will provide a foundation for involvement in the business aspects of science and technology-based companies.

Following is a list of required courses, by catalog number, title and units of credit. To enroll, first contact the Business Advising Center located in Mihaylo Hall, Room 1201 to declare your entrepreneurship minor. The center is open Monday through Thursday on a walk-in basis. For further information and specific hours, call (657) 278-2211 or e-mail bizdoc@fullerton.edu. You need to declare the minor before enrollment in upper division classes. 18 units are required for the Minor in Entrepreneurship.

Requirements for the Minor in Entrepreneurship (18 units)

BUAD 210

Understanding Business

(3)

ACCTG 201A

Financial Accounting

(3)

FIN 320

Business Finance

(3)

MKTG 351

Principles of Marketing

(3)

MGMT 465A

New Venture Creation

(3)

MGMT 465B*

New Venture Launch

(3)

*Advisory Note: MGMT 465B requires the prior completion of MGMT 465A. Please plan to take these classes sequentially. No exceptions.

To Learn More About This Program, Visit the Center for Entrepreneurship, Located in Mihaylo Hall, Room 3280, or call (657) 278-3464 or email: csufentrepreneurship@fullerton.edu